Xanthia tatago
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Xanthia tatago, the pink-barred sallow, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Xanthia tatago is 9965. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-Banded Sallow sighting in Elk Island National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-Banded Sallow in Elk Island National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months. That is one of Elk Island National Park's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pink-Banded Sallow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Elk Island National Park, in our data
Elk Island National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pink-Banded Sallow sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Pink-Banded Sallow that you can see in Elk Island National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Aspen Twoleaf Tier Moth (about 20%), Smeared Dagger (about 10%) and Dingy Cutworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pink-Banded Sallow is recorded against all the insects logged in Elk Island National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
